About

Laura Peters, MA

Laura Peters, M.A. is a Qualified Instructor of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction who blends mindfulness with insights from nature and neuroscience. Laura completed her training with the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center founded by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, the pioneering creator of MBSR. She has completed trauma-sensitive mindfulness training with Dr. David Treleaven and Dr. Willoughby Britton, the Mindfulness-Based Mind Fitness Training (MMFT) course with Dr. Elizabeth Stanley, and the Direct Your Own Care Journey course with Dr. David Hanscom. She is an award-winning honors graduate of The University of Michigan and Cornell University.

Laura’s courses blend elements of the MBSR curriculum with insights from neuroscience, trauma-informed practices, and an evolving understanding of the mind-body connection. Her academic background in literature gives her a storytelling approach to teaching. She strives to balance light-heartedness with reflection and movement with stillness, gently recalibrating the nervous system.

Laura draws on decades of experience working with groups to build community, strengthen teamwork and improve performance as an instructor at Cornell University, the marketing manager of a natural foods cooperative store, and 18 years’ service as a health care Human Resources professional.

Laura rejuvenates with dancing, making music, gardening, volunteering, and with her family, reveling in the natural beauty of gorges and waterfalls in her upstate New York community.

testimonials

Laura has a wonderfully uplifting and accepting presence. We always feel peaceful after her mindfulness practice and enjoy the nature focus during the week. We're very grateful to her.

Laura is to be commended for her sensitivity to each member of her classes. She has the marks of a great teacher.

ADHD makes emotional and cognitive regulation challenging for me. After a few minutes of walking practice, I noticed colors were more vivid, everything was sharper. I am finding that these tools can help with both cognitive and emotional regulation.

I wanted to learn how to deal with asthma triggered by forest fire smoke. The mindfulness tools have helped me. I don’t panic as much; I’ve been able to stand back and calm myself down.

It was refreshing and exciting to learn that short daily practice can be more effective than a longer one once a week. I am further along on the journey toward establishing a regular practice.

The class is taught in a gentle, inclusive and validating manner.

Laura presented at our employee retreat and was so well received! While all of the stress management exercises were useful, our staff particularly enjoyed the nature biomimicry exercise. Being prompted to use all of our senses and remain present while outdoors is something that really hit home for us. Laura received high marks all around. We would recommend her highly as a facilitator for those charged with helping a group cope with life’s challenges.

Thank you for sharing the stress management video that you presented so skillfully, professionally, sincerely and heartfelt. You are a gifted teacher. I loved the infusion of mindful self-compassion that weaves throughout the video.

Great presentation, awesome information, great techniques offered and I would like to see her back next year! Much needed….Best session of the conference…Enjoyed being made to slow down!...Inspirational!

Laura is the perfect person to teach this course. She is well-informed. Her passion is obvious. I hope to take it again!

Laura Peters

laura@goodearthmindfulness.com | 607-379-2064

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